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Germany goes full throttle into the cloud

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In addition to the design of the transformation process, carrying out a dedicated cloud migration project is often not enough to achieve the necessary digital change. At the same time, it’s been possible to avoid excessive dependencies by building up or strengthening internal vendor management capacities.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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Technical skills topped the list but also crucial are key leadership and culture capabilities such as change management, strategy building, and business relationship management, as well as critical business skills such as cost, product, and vendor management, as shown in the graphic below.

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Provider or partner? IT leaders rethink vendor relationships for value

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It’s someone who can make a long-term difference,” says Ed Bouryng, president and founder of Meta, a technology and change management consultancy. That vendor is looking after the long-term interests of the organization, and not just looking to get the next contract.”

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10 hottest IT jobs for salary growth in 2023

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The demand for project managers has grown, with salaries for this role increasing by 15.6% Key skills for the role include resource allocation, risk and change management, quality assurance, communication, and leadership and team building. percent since 2021, according to Dice.

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3 key roles for driving digital success

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These digital trailblazers , as I call them, are vital for digital transformation success, as they can be delegated leadership responsibilities such as the planning, execution, and change management of your digital initiatives. Agile PMOs take on these responsibilities and reduce the frictions that slow teams down.

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8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

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Generative AI is also poised to dramatically speed up the whole process, says Rajib Gupta, senior director advisor in Gartner’s IT sourcing, procurement, and vendor management team. That’s the black swan for gen AI,” Gupta says. Digital Transformation, Enterprise Applications, IT Strategy, Software Development

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

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Cloud computing changes staffing requirements to varying degrees depending on the level and type of adoption. IT leaders may need fewer people managing servers and more people performing higher-level network engineering, systems integration, vendor management, data science, cloud security, or business analysis work.

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